| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SG - Javier Perez (fresh) SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) C - Brock Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Harold Arline (fresh) SG - Leo Mole (fresh) SF - Bertram Hutchinson (fresh) PF - Danny Young (fresh) C - James Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Danny Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | UCLA | Leo Mole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UCLA | James Jones snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | UCLA | Leo Mole hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harold Arline | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Javier Perez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | UCLA | Leo Mole double dribbles | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | UCLA | James Jones grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | UCLA | Javier Perez is called for the reach on Bertram Hutchinson - foul #1 on Javier Perez, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | UCLA | James Jones's pass is intercepted by Floyd Wilson | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison hits the finger roll on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | UCLA | Leo Mole clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry is hacked by Danny Young - foul #1 on Danny Young, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Javier Perez | 4-3 |
| 17:16 | UCLA | Harold Arline buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leo Mole | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins connects on the floater from close range | 6-5 |
| 16:38 | UCLA | Danny Young connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Harold Arline | 6-7 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Javier Perez hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson | 9-7 |
| 16:04 | UCLA | Gary Lowry steals it from Harold Arline | 9-7 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Javier Perez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Lowry | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Harold Arline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Mole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bertram Hutchinson (fairly fresh) PF - Danny Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UCLA | Floyd Wilson is called for the reach on Bertram Hutchinson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF), Robert Galvin (PF) Javier Perez, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison | |
| Subs | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree (SG), Christopher Puffenberger (SF), Richard Scott (C) Leo Mole, Bertram Hutchinson, James Jones | |
| 15:23 | UCLA | Harold Arline clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 15:21 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Puffenberger | 11-7 |
| 15:05 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger hits a runner from close range set up by Harold Arline | 11-9 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:48 | UCLA | Richard Scott gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:43 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-9 |
| 14:42 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:37 | UCLA | Harold Arline's dunk attempt is rejected by Floyd Wilson | 11-9 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson misses short on a shot from the right side | 11-9 |
| 14:21 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:05 | UCLA | Richard Scott misses badly on a floater from the right block | 11-9 |
| 14:03 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger tips it in | 11-11 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Puffenberger - foul #1 on Christopher Puffenberger, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Paul Harrison (PF) Floyd Wilson, Bradley Burgos, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (SG), Bertram Hutchinson (SF), James Jones (C) Harold Arline, Christopher Puffenberger, Danny Young | |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:37 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lowry (SF) Thomas Abraham | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Javier Perez makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 13:15 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-11 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Javier Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:51 | UCLA | James Jones gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 12:33 | UCLA | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-11 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gary Lowry | 17-11 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Javier Perez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-11 |
| 12:02 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin can't tip it in | 17-11 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Henry Cowans (fresh) SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Galvin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Kelly Crabtree (fresh) SG - Leo Mole (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bertram Hutchinson (fresh) PF - Richard Scott (fairly fresh) C - James Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Javier Perez misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-11 |
| 11:42 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Richard Scott | 17-11 |
| 11:38 | UCLA | Leo Mole drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bertram Hutchinson | 17-14 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison misses long on a runner from the right block | 17-14 |
| 11:13 | UCLA | Richard Scott pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 11:06 | UCLA | James Jones misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 17-14 |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Leo Mole picks off the pass by Henry Cowans in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| 10:47 | UCLA | Leo Mole clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Paul Harrison - foul #1 on Paul Harrison, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Thomas Abraham (SF), James Schroer (PF), Brock Perkins (C) Henry Cowans, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | UCLA | Harold Arline (PG), Danny Young (PF), Christopher Puffenberger (C) Kelly Crabtree, Richard Scott, James Jones | |
| 10:47 | UCLA | Leo Mole makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:47 | UCLA | Leo Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins misses the jumper from the left block | 17-16 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | James Schroer misses the tip | 17-16 |
| 10:22 | UCLA | Danny Young grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 10:03 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Leo Mole | 17-18 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Christopher Puffenberger takes the ball from James Schroer | 17-18 |
| 09:11 | UCLA | Harold Arline misses the 3 from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 09:10 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger tips it home | 17-20 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 17-20 |
| 08:58 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 08:50 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson is hacked by Thomas Abraham - foul #1 on Thomas Abraham, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Gary Lowry (SF), Paul Harrison (PF) Javier Perez, Thomas Abraham, James Schroer | |
| Subs | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree (SG), Richard Scott (C) Leo Mole, Bertram Hutchinson | |
| 08:36 | UCLA | Danny Young misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Harrison - foul #2 on Paul Harrison, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Galvin (PF) Paul Harrison | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 08:36 | UCLA | Danny Young misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:36 | UCLA | Danny Young misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gary Lowry | 17-20 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos is hacked by Kelly Crabtree - foul #1 on Kelly Crabtree, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Jones (C) Richard Scott | |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins tips it home | 19-20 |
| 07:51 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Gary Lowry - foul #1 on Gary Lowry, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| 07:51 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:51 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin grabs the board | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Galvin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Harold Arline (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Crabtree (fresh) SF - Christopher Puffenberger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | James Jones steps in front of the Brock Perkins pass | 19-20 |
| 07:37 | UCLA | Danny Young hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 19-20 |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Floyd Wilson out of the doubleteam | 22-20 |
| 07:08 | UCLA | Gary Lowry swats the layup by Christopher Puffenberger | 22-20 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson and he's fouled by Danny Young - foul #2 on Danny Young, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG), Thomas Abraham (SF), James Schroer (C) Floyd Wilson, Gary Lowry, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (SG), Bertram Hutchinson (SF), Richard Scott (PF) Harold Arline, Christopher Puffenberger, Danny Young | |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin makes the free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:29 | UCLA | James Jones clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Bradley Burgos - foul #1 on Bradley Burgos, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Javier Perez (SG), Brock Perkins (C) Bradley Burgos, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 06:29 | UCLA | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:29 | UCLA | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Javier Perez lays it up and in on a great pass from Brock Perkins | 27-22 |
| 05:51 | UCLA | Leo Mole buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kelly Crabtree | 27-25 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Javier Perez misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Leo Mole - foul #1 on Leo Mole, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Gary Lowry (SF) Henry Cowans, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | UCLA | Harold Arline (PG), Christopher Puffenberger (C) Kelly Crabtree, James Jones | |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Javier Perez misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Javier Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:16 | UCLA | Leo Mole scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bertram Hutchinson | 28-28 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | James Schroer is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Schroer, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Jones (C) Bertram Hutchinson | |
| 04:44 | UCLA | Leo Mole is hacked by Thomas Abraham - foul #2 on Thomas Abraham, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brock Perkins (C) Thomas Abraham | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 04:44 | UCLA | Leo Mole misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | James Schroer grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | Javier Perez can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-28 |
| 04:22 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 04:16 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger's pass is intercepted by Gary Lowry | 28-28 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Javier Perez is whistled for traveling | 28-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Jonathan Myers (SF), Robert Galvin (PF) Javier Perez, Gary Lowry, James Schroer | |
| Subs | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree (SG), Bertram Hutchinson (SF) Leo Mole, James Jones | |
| 03:42 | UCLA | Harold Arline comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 28-28 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers grabs the board | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) SF - Jonathan Myers (fresh) PF - Robert Galvin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Harold Arline (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Crabtree (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bertram Hutchinson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Scott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Puffenberger (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos misses the shot from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 03:33 | UCLA | Richard Scott pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 03:16 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-28 |
| 02:54 | UCLA | Harold Arline knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bertram Hutchinson and he's fouled by Brock Perkins - foul #1 on Brock Perkins, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG), Thomas Abraham (SF), Paul Harrison (PF) Floyd Wilson, Jonathan Myers, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | UCLA | Danny Young (PF) Richard Scott | |
| 02:54 | UCLA | Harold Arline misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Kelly Crabtree is called for the reach on Bradley Burgos - foul #2 on Kelly Crabtree, team foul #7 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lowry (SF), Robert Galvin (C) Thomas Abraham, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:15 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Bertram Hutchinson - foul #1 on Bertram Hutchinson, team foul #8 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Javier Perez (SG) Henry Cowans, Bradley Burgos | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (SG), James Jones (C) Harold Arline, Christopher Puffenberger | |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:42 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 01:40 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree tips it in | 35-32 |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Javier Perez's floater is knocked away by Danny Young | 35-32 |
| 01:23 | UCLA | Danny Young snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 01:01 | UCLA | Leo Mole misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Lowry - foul #2 on Gary Lowry, team foul #11 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham (SF), Brock Perkins (C) Gary Lowry, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | UCLA | Harold Arline (PG), Richard Scott (PF) Kelly Crabtree, Bertram Hutchinson | |
| 01:01 | UCLA | Leo Mole makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:01 | UCLA | Leo Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Javier Perez can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 00:41 | UCLA | Danny Young pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:17 | UCLA | Paul Harrison is called for the reach on Harold Arline - foul #3 on Paul Harrison, team foul #12 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Schroer (PF) Paul Harrison | |
| Subs | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger (SF) James Jones | |
| 00:17 | UCLA | Harold Arline makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:17 | UCLA | Harold Arline makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Christopher Puffenberger | 35-36 |